A retrospective rheumatological analysis of the preserved kneecap (patella) relic of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (died 1897), aiming to establish a medical diagnosis based on the physical and historical characteristics of the bone.
Diagnosis is based solely on historical records and examination of a single preserved bone relic; no imaging, histology, or laboratory data from the living patient are available. Retrospective diagnosis across more than a century introduces significant uncertainty.
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